Metro Archives - Page 155 of 218

Jan

29

2023

Troops kill Boko Haram commander Abu Illiya, 32 others

NewsBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, ISWAP, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Security

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai alongside members of the civilian joint task force have reportedly annihilated a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Illiya alongside his 32 fighters. The feat was said to have been achieved during an intelligence-led aggressive fighting patrol in some identified Boko Haram enclaves in Kayamari, Habasha and Yuwe villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, multiple intelligence sources indicated that the troops’ superior firepower forced the surviving terrorists to flee in disarray thereby abandoning their property and weapons. The troops also…

Jan

21

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

LP Holds Successful Campaign in Ohafia North With Alex, Ibe, and others.

Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Alex Otti, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Labour Party, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

18th January 2023 was a great success for Labour Party's campaign team as they took the campaign to Ohafia North with Dr. Alex Otti and Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, the gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidates respectively. According to a brief report from Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the Labour Party House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, the party is optimistic about victory in February 2023. "We had a fantastic turnout at the rally, and before that, we were honored to visit Enachioken’s palace and be received by the Enachioken in Council. We are most grateful for their support, blessings, and…

Jan

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dr. Samuel Uba Okorie Lays Bare His Plans For Arochukwu Constituency

Abia State, Education, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

On his plans for the development of Arochukwu, he says it would be anchored on some cardinal areas of need he summed up with an acronym of TEAM (Technology, Education, Agriculture & Market) or you turn it round as MATE (Market, Agriculture, Technology & Environment). So, whether you see it as TEAM or as MATE, they are education, healthcare, roads and infrastructure development, ecological and environmental interventions, as well as youth empowerment and agricultural development. Dr. Samuel Uba Okorie of ACCORD (Party) strongly believes that the time has now come for the emergence of a new leadership that can prepare…

Jan

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: My track record makes me best man for Abia, ADP Guber Candidate, Jonas Chibuike.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Chibuike Jonas, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

As the race to Abia's seat of power in the Lion House draws closer, the gubernatorial contestants have continued to show their commitment and their resolve to rescue and salvage the state from years of backwardness and decay that have characterized her existence for many years now. One of the astute contestants who said he is poised to make a difference if given the opportunity is the Action Democratic Party's candidate, Mazi Jonas Chibuike, who has shown resolve to win the election and move Abia forward, was a guest of Arise TV News program of recent. The former Arochukwu Local…

Jan

17

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohafia Stakeholders Tip Mascot Uzor As Most Prepared Abia 2023 Guber Candidate

Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Mascot Uzor Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Ohafia Local Government Area leaders of thought have expressed support for Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, the governorship candidate of the Action People's Party (APP), to become the next governor of Abia state in 2023. The stakeholders comprising of community leaders, traditional leaders, politicians, youths and women described Mascot Uzor Kalu as the most prepared governorship candidate in 2023, prevailing on Abians to elect him overwhelmingly ahead of others for greater development of the state. The stakeholders stated this in a statement signed by Chief Offia Kalu Okoro (Ohafia), Dr. David Ndukwo (Abiriba) and Hon. Orji Ndukwe (Nkporo), on Tuesday in…